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5 September 2025
- 00:00, 5 September 2025 (UTC)
Aeneas Valley, Washington
- ... that the Great Northern Railway almost came to Aeneas (pictured)?
- ... that Frenchman Ernest Grandier was the only white prisoner taken by the Zulu during their 1879 war with Britain?
- ... that a major UK retail CEO criticised the "Not for EU" label as "bureaucratic madness"?
- ... that at his first international competition, runner Bhupendra Silwal started bleeding when he tried to remove tarmac embedded in his feet?
- ... that in the 2024 Salvadoran presidential election, there was a 78 percentage point difference between first and second place?
- ... that NFL player Broc Rutter only received a $279 signing bonus from the San Francisco 49ers?
- ... that the creators of a botanic database for machine learning included three images of leaves from an extinct relative of the rose?
- ... that a 1908 glider demonstration at a Bronx airport was successful only after a car replaced a horse for motive power?
- ... that in 2009, a Japanese man held a wedding ceremony to marry his fictional waifu, with the ceremony broadcast live to thousands of viewers?
4 September 2025
- 00:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
The New York Life Building
- ... that when a developer tried to buy Kansas City's New York Life Building (pictured) in the 1990s, it was unclear who owned it?
- ... that, while in exile in Paris, the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis worked with the Chilean ambassador and poet Pablo Neruda on Canto General?
- ... that fistfights broke out at a 1903 meeting of African-American leaders, when some challenged Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise?
- ... that the 2020 Summer Olympics mascots were chosen by schoolchildren?
- ... that Spotify Pakistan's most streamed artist of 2024 made his cinematic debut the same year to present his album?
- ... that Gaetano di Mauro was the runner-up in a 2017 racing championship despite carrying 80 kg (180 lb) of ballast in his car?
- ... that the basement of the Old Town Hall in Gdańsk was rented by a famous astronomer to store his beers?
- ... that many Muslims in Gaza reportedly celebrate Christmas with the Christian population, despite being officially forbidden to do so since 2020?
- ... that zebros were not zebras?
3 September 2025
- 00:00, 3 September 2025 (UTC)
Arch of the Philaeni
- ... that the Arch of the Philaeni (pictured) drew parallels between the dictator Benito Mussolini and the Roman emperor Augustus?
- ... that George Lincoln helped draft the document which ended World War II 80 years ago today?
- ... that a music publication apologized after reporting that Ghostholding was the work of a fictional indie rock band?
- ... that Bosnian Olympic runners Islam Ðugum and Kada Delić were both nearly killed by snipers during their training?
- ... that brothers Craig and Scott Hendrickson played gridiron football together in college and professionally?
- ... that Andrea Enisuoh campaigned to retain the name of her local library, honouring Trinidadian writer C. L. R. James?
- ... that Somalia bans abortion in its constitution, one of only three countries to do so?
- ... that Amrom Harry Katz, using aerial photographs of tides, helped to capture Seoul during the Korean War?
- ... that the restaurant Megatron was reported to police as a UFO when it first opened?
2 September 2025
- 00:00, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
Alejo Igoa
- ... that Alejo Igoa (pictured) hosts the most-subscribed Spanish-language YouTube channel?
- ... that Swertia japonica was used as an insecticide for clothes during the Edo period?
- ... that Joseph M'Bouroukounda was both an Olympic boxer and an art teacher?
- ... that a dam on Madura Island began construction in 1980, triggered a violent incident in 1993, and only opened in 2016?
- ... that Max-Emmanuel Mader pretended to be deaf and mute when Nazi Germany occupied France so that his accent could not be identified?
- ... that the dedication ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the King was attended by both the governor of Georgia and an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?
- ... that Jordan Howlett went from sleeping in his car to amassing millions of followers on TikTok?
- ... that, in his autobiography, footballer Lê Công Vinh criticised a teammate for not passing the ball to him?
- ... that KING fought and then bought KONG?
1 September 2025
- 00:00, 1 September 2025 (UTC)
Porcelain snuff bottle, 18th century
- ... that some Chinese snuff bottles (example pictured) were made to look like people?
- ... that boxing rings are square, despite their name?
- ... that as of 2024, fewer than 150 people had ever been diagnosed with Meier-Gorlin syndrome?
- ... that Ann Perkins often taught graduate students at Yale University even though, as a woman, she could not teach undergraduates?
- ... that the prefectural border on Hyōtanjima is only 74 metres (243 ft) long?
- ... that Moira Deeming comes from a family of union leaders and Australian Labor Party members, but is a member of the Liberal Party?
- ... that the spider Rhene hexagon gets its name from the unusual hexagonal shape of one of its principal body parts?
- ... that Matt Koehl stated that Adolf Hitler was "a gift of Almighty Providence"?
- ... that Eritrea's abortion law was based on Ethiopia's, which was based on Switzerland's, which was based on France's?